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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by drivingeve on Monday September 23, 2019 @08:48PM (#21055377)
The difference between European and Australian drivers is not that Australians have to do 120 hours of supervised driving, but that the supervisor for the hours of driving in Australia is usually the parents of the learner. So any bad habbits from parents are taught between generations.

Compare that to the European system where you are requiredto hire a professional driving instructor to teach you (at great expense I might add) for the entire time you are learning.

And because of that, the culture in Australia seems to be that driving is a right where as Europeans seem to treat it as more of a privilege.

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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by jimmux on Monday September 23, 2019 @10:27PM (#21055907)
I got my license in Canberra, where I had the option to skip the driving test by doing enough hours with a qualified driving instructor. It was a big contrast to my previous struggles to get supervised drives with friends and family.

I had picked up a habit of going much too fast around every corner, because the owner of the car I was practicing in insisted that it must be done that way. She did it because that's what her brother taught her. The real instructor got rid of that bad habit very quickly.

It's a bit more expensive, but honestly it's so much quicker to get good and less stressful that I recommend it to anyone who has the option.

People lie in the log book, too. So I don't believe many actually do the 120 hours they claim.

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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by TheCalicoCat on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @01:19AM (#21056803)
I got my license the same way and 100% agree. It's a shame that Canberra is planning to move to the logbook system next year. I only know of one person from NSW who actually did the full 120 hours, and that was only because they took several road trips to other cities.
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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by pbhjpbhj on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @04:27AM (#21057746)
I don't think that's true in UK. Just that insurance is so expensive that's it's far cheaper to get driving lessons.
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Re:Australia uses new technology to catch drivers on phones by friendlybus on Monday September 23, 2019 @11:36PM (#21056259)
With Aussie lifestyle designed around the car, it is definitely a right. Euro lifestyles can support cars as an option.
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